Product Manager Interview Questions

Rishi P. - "Facebook's mission is to bring people closer. And sports is common language connecting people across the world. The joy of enjoying watching sports is with friends who also support the same team, cheer for them and trade facts about them. The product I would build is a live interactive sports app that a group of friends, though they are apart physically, can join into, chat and share happiness. The interactive sports app will stream live sports and allow users to create a community or group"See full answer

Joel A. - "Clarify: User experience improvements or revenue based improvements for the company? (Assumed UX) Can it be hardware or must it be software? (assumed I have the choice) Position: My favorite product is Airbnb. It's an app that let's people list their home for short term rental and then let's guests book those homes (or rooms) to stay in. It's used primarily for vacations but people all over the world now use it for business or even longer term stays. It's idea was pretty revolutionary a"See full answer

Anonymous Hamster - "talk about product and user not the design its not a UI/UX its a product question still"See full answer

Krishnan S. - "I would start with few clarifying questions for the investigation and diagnosis of the problem. Timing and volume: For how long is the peak surge being noticed? Past few days / weeks / months? Clarify about 'certain times'. Is it weekday Morning (Peak), Morning (off peak), Afternoon, Afternoon (peak), Evening (peak), Evening (off peak) or weekend? Do we info on vehicle type that have the most volume? Cars, trucks, commercial vehicles, etc., Location and convenience of the gas st"See full answer

Graig - "Yes to peer manager from stackholder team the problem was every time she wanted say something she used to have three way connect with me and my manager"See full answer

Durga prasad K. - "Product Led Growth Strategy is where literally product drives growth Examples: Referrals Shares on social platforms Product offers basic functionalities for free and user has to upgrade for overall access Inviting friends or teams to your whiteboard In order to build an effective product led growth strategy we need to understand the users pain points, motivations, un met needs in detail that will help us to understand what resonates with the users such that they love the product, s"See full answer

Ekta M. - " Describe the product -What does it do? Who uses it? How do they use it? Google maps provides an optimal route from point A to point B. It also shows different checkpoints like restaurants, petrol pumps, etc. on the way. It is used in two major ways majorly, before starting people check the traffic to decide when to leave or which route to take. When people don’t know the way so they put on Google map to guide them. It has 1Bn MAU and 152 mins of app time. Clarification questions Wha"See full answer

Manoj K. - "I fumbled but my answer was along these lines Clarification: Are we talking about ChatGPT page or other ways to use it like API Ans: page When you say improve did you mean usage or monetization Ans: you pick We should pick user experience and usage since better product will enable easier monetization. Assume they monetize based on premium users subscription. Lets talk about users Business users Individual users Focus on business since traffic generated by individuals will not be as mu"See full answer

Anonymous Mouse - "Clarify context: I'll assume that I'm a PM at Apple in this case 3 - 5 years: medium to long term thinking. So we're not just thinking about the next release. Any resource constraints? For example, any limitations on the number of engineers I have available, or can I assume that we might be able to deploy the entire iOS eng team to solve this if the problem and solutions are exciting enough? Assume no resource constraints for now, but will be thoughtful about feasibility. Any particular"See full answer

Madhuri J. - "I think first we need to understand the questions better. Who these users are? (Any specific demographic, age users) What kind of stories are they sharing? How much is considered fewer? Once we get the answer or if we do not get answer we will have to make assumptions about all three questions. Based on the assumption we will have to define a vision. The vision should state what we want to achieve. Goal: Users between age 20 to 30 should get at least 100 shares, likes and comments com"See full answer

Karthik T. - "It's mainly an experimentation technique for testing new features while the rest of the users are using the old product version of your product. In our case, we were using it for pre-release or announced release features for a specific group of users. We could at any point revert the experience or stop the feature and render the old product version of the product. Based on the success of the feature, we will then do a full rollout of the feature into production. How does it work ? Enable"See full answer

Anonymous Giraffe - "this is not a helpful interview, she seems so unprepared, confusing, unable to netting it out :("See full answer

Kirit K. - "Had to refactor code at recent startup after having it fully deployed and working. This was due to us hitting some performance and UX issues. What I did was refactor the core engine first myself, and then line up a work team to progressively refactor the edges and exception flows that sit around the core. Completed in 4 weeks."See full answer

Alemayehu m G. - "I would try to understand their perspective, focus on the issue, find common ground, brainstorm solutions, and agree on a course of action."See full answer

Ramandeep S. - "If I were a Google PM in charge of the next Android keynote product announcement in 3 years, I would build the following: A more secure and privacy-focused Android platform. This is because security and privacy are becoming increasingly important to users. In the past few years, we have seen a number of high-profile data breaches, and users are becoming more aware of the risks of having their personal information online. A more secure and privacy-focused Android platform would help to add"See full answer

Atharv S. - "Assumptions / Questions: tech inclinations: AI induced Painpoints: helps me get up early, but no cues for my morning rituals. Goal: Comprehensive morning exp and not limited to just getting up but also aiding in the morining rituals. Get up early and fresh, set the tone for the day. User Segment/cat: Biz: parents Schools. Geo: India? Prod: students: >= 12, 13-18. School, Boarding school kids. Solution: Workflows like clock: Aesthically apealling and more engag"See full answer

Vishnu G. - "This is a classic strategic dilemma, but the answer for Walmart, given its core business model and strengths, is quite clear: Invest in boosting dish soap production. Here's why: Proven Success: Dish soap is Walmart's top product with strong, established sales. Scaling leverages existing, efficient supply chains and customer demand. Core Competency: Walmart excels at high-volume, low-margin household goods. This aligns perfectly with their business model and customer base. **L"See full answer